Cycling Revealed Race Snippets

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Race Stories (Snippets) of the 20th Century

CyclingRevealed offers 100 years of bicycle racing against a backdrop of World history. The 20th Century saw the development of bicycle racing throughout the World. These CyclingRevealed Race Snippets offer brief descriptions of the historical races that helped define bicycle racing as major World sporting event.

Tour de France / Giro d'Italia / Vuelta a Espana

Milan-San Remo / Tour of Flanders / Paris-Roubaix / Liege-Bastogne-Liege / Giro di Lombardia / World Championship Road Race

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CR Time Line	Tour de France	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1903	The Beginnng of the World's Greatest Cycling Race	1936	Belgan Team Strength- Sylvere Wins!	1968	Janssen's Final Push Upsets the Favorites
1904	A Survival Story	1937	Tour Provides Great Racing Drama	1969	Eddy's Overwhelming Arrival
1905	The Restructuring	1938	Gino "the Pious" Climbs to Victory	1970	The Cannibal's Extraordinary Return
1906	The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Life	1939	War Looms Large, but The Tour Goes On!!	1971	Unbeatable Merckx Gets a Major Scare
1907	"L'Argentin"	1940	Not Held	1972	Merckx's Historic Fourth
1908	"L'Argentin... Again!"	1941	Not Held	1973	Talented Spanish Climber Dominates, No Merckx
1909	Invasion of the Forgeigners	1942	Not Held [Circuit de France 1942]	1974	Eddy's Return, But With Challengers
1910	"Assassins..."	1943	Not Held [Grand Prix du Tour de France 1943]	1975	Thevenet Exploits a Vulnerable Merckx
1911	The Grand Galibier	1944	Not Held [Grand Prix du Tour de France 1944]	1976	Van Impe Trades Polka Dots for Yellow
1912	The Belgian Coalition	1945	Not Held	1977	Merckx's Final Attempt for Glory
1913	Accidents Play a Critical Role in the Race	1946	Not Held [Ronde de France 1946]	1978	The Cannibal Retires, The Badger Shines
1914	Last Tour Before the "Great War"	1947	The Welcome Return of the Grand Boucle	1979	A Zoetemelk-Hinault Battle
1915	Not Held	1948	Gino "the Pious" an Inspirational Win	1980	Zoetemelk's Shinning Moment
1916	Not Held	1949	A Classic Coppi-Bartali Battle	1981	The Badger Returns to Form
1917	Not Held	1950	The "Swiss Cowboy" Inherits the Win	1982	Hinault Joins an Elite Group
1918	Not Held	1951	Koblet's Great Escape	1983	Tour Rookie Wins
1919	THE RETURN of a Grand Affair	1952	Coppi's Domnating Return to Form	1984	Former Teammates Battle
1920	Thys Makes It Three	1953	Bobet is Brilliant, as the French Team Squabbles	1985	Hinault Crashes, LeMond Follows Orders
1921	Belgians Continue the Domination	1954	Bobet Excels Again	1986	LeMond Wins after Hinault Betrayal
1922	Belgians Again, Christophe Breaks ANOTHER Fork	1955	Bobet Times Three	1987	Drama on La Plagne
1923	Henri Pelisser's Revenge	1956	Little Known Frenchman Wins the TdF!	1988	The Spanish Vctory that Almost Didn't Happen
1924	The Tour of Suffering	1957	Matre Jacques' Decisive Debut	1989	Last Minute Excitement on the Champes Elysees
1925	Italan Superstar Repeats	1958	Little Charly Gaul Climbs to a Tour Victory	1990	Luz Ardiden is the Key to Victory
1926	The Longest Tour of All Times	1959	Spanish Climber Adds the Yellow Jersey	1991	The Arrival of the Induran Era
1927	Desgrange's New Formula... TTT	1960	French Favorite Finds Disaster, Nencini Cruises	1992	The Spaniard is More Than a Clmber
1928	Frantz! Start to Finish	1961	Anquetil Blossoms	1993	Indurain Time Three
1929	Desgrange: "the Victory of a Moribund"	1962	Anquetil Struggles but Rules Again	1994	Indurain Beat Back All Comers, #4
1930	Innovation: National Teams	1963	Anquetil's 4th Victory Makes TdF History	1995	The Spaniard Joins the Elites of the TdF
1931	Two Victories in a Row for Team France	1964	Anquetl verses Poulidor, an Epic Battle	1996	Miguel is Ready For Six (?)
1932	"Le Joyeux DeDe" Returns to Form	1965	Gimondi's Surprise Victory	1997	German Power and Super Mario... Briefly
1933	French Continue Domination	1966	"Pou Pou" Gets Surprised... AGAIN!	1998	Another Tour de France Drug Scandal
1934	"Rio" Rene's Regal Sacrifice	1967	Pingeon Flies Away; Tragedy on Ventoux	1999	Lance Returns to the Tour After Beating Cancer
1935	The "Black Squadron" Ends French Domnation
		Supliment:	TdF Bastille Day Stage Winners
		Supliment:	x TdF 1989 "stage by stage" LeMond-Fignon
		Supliment:	x Entry into the "Circle of Death"


CR Time Line	Giro d'Italia	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1909	The First Ever Giro	1940	A Youthful Coppi Wins Before the War	1971	First Swede to Win the Giro
1910	Galett's Revenge	1941	Not Held	1972	The Cannibal Romps
1911	Garletti Again but wth a Challenge	1942	Not Held	1973	Merckx Dominates from Day 1
1912	The Giro n 1912... A Team Competition	1943	Not Held	1974	Merckx’s 5th Giro but Barely
1913	Oriani Victory Without a Stage Win	1944	Not Held	1975	A Stelvio Showdown
1914	1st Timed Giro, Calzolari Dominates	1945	Not Held	1976	Gimondi’s Finest Victory
1915	Not Held	1946	Bartali Beats Coppi, the Rivalry Continues to Grow	1977	Moser: "This one hurt"
1916	Not Held	1947	Coppi Beats Bartali… But Not Without a Fight	1978	Grand Italian’s Final Giro
1917	Not Held	1948	Another Great Italian Cyclist Emerges	1979	San Marino TT
1918	Not Held	1949	Coppi Starts His Giro/Tour Double	1980	Giro Victory for a Giro Rookie
1919	Grardengo Untouchable	1950	First Foreign Winner	1981	Battaglin Completes a Grand Double
1920	A Classic Giro Battle - Belloni vs Gremo	1951	Titanic Battle: Magni vs Van Steenbergen	1982	Hinault’s Second Giro Championship
1921	Brunero the Strongest	1952	Coppi's Best Year	1983	The Fastest Giro
1922	Brunero Repeats Victory after Early Problems	1953	Late Heroics Gained the Victory for Coppi	1984	Moser-Fignon: a Controversial Battle to the End!
1923	A Girardengo Masterpiece	1954	Little Known Suisse Rider Escapes	1985	Hinault with Help From LeMond Beats Moser
1924	Enrici Pulls Away in the Mountans	1955	Magni's Third Giro Victory	1986	Visentini Delivers the Victory
1925	Binda Outduels Girardengo	1956	“Angel of the Mountains” Climbs to Victory	1987	Roche Battled Teammate
1926	Brunero and Binda	1957	Nencini in Front of Gaul and Bobet	1988	Hampsten Survives the Storm
1927	Binda from Start to Finish	1958	Baldini Untouchable…	1989	Stage 13!
1928	Binda Battle Piemontesi	1959	Gaul Masters the Snow and Anquetil	1990	Bugno Start to Finish
1929	Binda Times 4	1960	Anquetil Nips Nencini	1991	Maglia Rosa Attacks on the Passo Pordoi
1930	Marchisio Wins a Binda-less Giro Victory	1961	Pambianco Celebrates Italian Independence	1992	Chiappucci Can’t Crack Indurain
1931	Camusso's Late Charge to Victory	1962	Balmamion's Giro Victory with NO Stage Wins	1993	Indurain Matches Chiappucci in the Dolomites
1932	One Stage Wonder	1963	Balmamion's Victory with NO Stage Wins… Again	1994	Russian Domination
1933	Alfredo Binda's 5th	1964	Anquetil Time Trials to Victory	1995	Rominger Untouchable
1934	"Human Locomotive" Tme Trials to Victory	1965	The Best Giro Winner Since Coppi	1996	From Athens to Milan
1935	A New Generation of Italian Champions	1966	Motta Holds off Stellar Field for the Victory	1997	Gotti Ends a 6 Year Italian Drought
1936	Bartali Climbs Away	1967	Gimondi and Anquetil: a Great Rivalry	1998	“Il Pirate” Climbs to Victory
1937	Bartali in Full Control	1968	Merckx !	1999	Race Leader Expelled
1938	Valetti Steps Out of Bartali's Shadow	1969	Merckx DQ'd, Gimondi Wins
1939	Valetti Battle Bartali Again	1970	Merckx Returns with a Vengeance


CR Time Line	Vuelta a Espana	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1935	The Beginning of a Grand Event	1957	Spanish Climbers Battle	1979	Luis Puig and Unipublic Save the Vuelta
1936	The Last Vuelta Before the Civil War	1958	Frenchman Takes Advantage in Spain	1980	Ruperez and a Little Help from his Friends
1937	Not Held	1959	A Very Animated Spanish Grand Tour	1981	Battaglin Starts a Grand Springtime Double
1938	Not Held	1960	Bahamontes Tantrum, Belgian Wins	1982	Winner Stripped after Doping Scandal
1939	Not Held	1961	Young Spaniard Wins for Spain	1983	Vuelta a Espana: Brilliant!!!
1940	Not Held	1962	Big German Answers Every Attack	1984	Frenchman by 6"
1941	Return of La Vuelta, Rodriguez Wins 12 Stages!	1963	Anquetil's Missing Jewel	1985	Millar's Vuelta Collapse
1942	Berrendero Start to Finish	1964	Poulidor Wins a Grand Tour	1986	Pino's Biggest Victory
1943	Not Held	1965	An Over Confident Poulidor Gets ‘Crossed'	1987	The Pride of Columbia
1944	Not Held	1966	Spaniard Time Trials to the Victory	1988	Kelly's Great Finish
1945	Rodriguez Wins More Than Stages	1967	First Royal Dutchman in Spain	1989	Delgado and the Columbians
1946	Foreigners Begin to Return	1968	Terrorists Can't Stop La Vuelta	1990	Favorites Ignore Early Breakaways
1947	Belgian Flatlander Tme Trials to Victory	1969	We Lost the Vuelta but Found a Champion	1991	A Covadonga Showdown
1948	A Classic Spanish Duel	1970	New Spanish Champion Blossoms	1992	A Swiss Surprise
1949	Not Held	1971	Spanish Rivalry Benefits a Foreigner	1993	A Rominger-Zulle Classic
1950	End of an Era for the Vuelta a Espana	1972	Team KAS Totally Dominates the Vuelta	1994	Rominger Times 3
1951	Not Held	1973	A Springtime Vuelta/Giro Double: MERCKX!	1995	Vuelta Moves to September
1952	Not Held	1974	Excitement Until the Very Last Minute	1996	Swiss Treat in Spain
1953	Not Held	1975	A San Sebastian TT to Remember	1997	Zulle Wins the Fastest Ever Vuelta
1954	Not Held	1976	Vuelta Champion with No Stage Wins	1998	Olano Ends Spanish Vuelta Drought
1955	Return of a Grand Event	1977	This Vuelta Belonged to Maertens!!!	1999	Struggling German Surprises the Vuelta
1956	Closest Finish in Vuelta History	1978	Hinault's First Grand Tour Victory


CR Time Line	Milan-San Remo	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1907	Frenchman Wins 1st Milan-San Remo	1939	Gino “the Pious” Wins M-SR	1971	Eddy Merckx
1908	Milan and the Lion of Flanders	1940	Two in a Row for Bartali	1972	Eddy Merckx
1909	Milan-San Remo's 1st Italian Winner	1941	War Torn Milan-San Remo	1973	Promenading Peloton leads to a Tremendous Finish
1910	Four Survive the Ordeal	1942	Treacherous Road but the Race Goes On	1974	Felice Gimondi
1911	Garrigou Rides Away	1943	Last Milan-San Remo during the War	1975	Eddy Merckx
1912	Pelissier Wins His 2nd Monument	1944	Not Held	1976	A Merckx Milestone!
1913	2 Belgians Dominate	1945	Not Held	1977	Dutch Newcomer Upstages Merckx and Moser
1914	Agostoni Ends an Italian M-SR Slump	1946	Coppi's Epic Journey	1978	“It is up to Every Rider to Win as Best He Can"
1915	Girardengo DQ'd, Corlaita Leads an Italian Sweep	1947	Bartali Wins After Coppi Abandons	1979	Roger De Vlaeminck
1916	Not Held	1948	Coppi is Back	1980	Pierino Gavazzi
1917	Belloni's Long Solo Victory	1949	Coppi's Final M-SR Victory	1981	Fons De Wolf
1918	Girardengo's First Milan-San Remo Victory!	1950	Gino Bartali's Great Sprint	1982	Marc Gomez
1919	Gremo's Solo Victory	1951	Bobet Wins an Italian Monument	1983	Italian World Champion Wins a Monument
1920	Belloni is the Best in 1920	1952	Petrucci Sprints Home	1984	Moser's Great Form
1921	Girardengo's Revenge	1953	Two in a Row for Petrucci	1985	Kupier's 4th Monument
1922	Brunero Slips Away from Girardengo	1954	Van Steebergen's Powerful Sprint	1986	The Man Who Would be King
1923	Girardengo Again!	1955	Belgian Sprinter Conquers Late Capi	1987	Early Breakaway of "Unknowns" Survived
1924	Linari Beats Girardengo AND Belloni	1956	Belgian Survives the ‘Hell of the South'	1988	A French Comeback
1925	Girardengo's 4th Milan-San Remo Victory	1957	Poblet Wins for Spain	1989	Fignon's Repeat Victory in San Remo
1926	Breakaway Victory for Girardengo (5th)	1958	The Emperor Adds La Primavera	1990	Inspired Italian Reclaims M-SR
1927	Chiesi Escapes from Binda	1959	Milan-San Remo Turns a Golden 50	1991	“Il Diablo’s” Epic Victory
1928	Girardengo Out Duels Binda for #6	1960	Privat Prevails	1992	Kelly’s Daredevil Descent
1929	The New Campionissimo in Full Control	1961	"Pou Pou" Wins a Monument	1993	Maurizio Fondriest's Poggio Attack
1930	Mara Sprints to Victory	1962	Belgium Sweeps Milan-San Remo Podium	1994	Giorgio Furlan
1931	Binda's Super Sprint	1963	Groussard Holds Off Wolfshohl for the Victory	1995	Laurent Jalabert
1932	Bovet Wins in Record Time	1964	The Last One Standing	1996	Colombo and the Ciperssa
1933	The “ Human Locomotive ” Charges to Victory	1965	First Dutch Winner of M-SR	1997	Zabel Sprints to Victory
1934	Belgian's Breakaway Spoils Italian Party	1966	A 20 Year Old Belgian Blows Away La Primavera	1998	An Impressive Zabel Victory
1935	Olmo's First Major Victory	1967	Eddy Merckx	1999	Tchmil Surprises the Sprinters
1936	Varetto Wins the San Remo Sprint	1968	Rudi Altig
1937	A Solo Del Cancia Sets a Record	1969	Eddy Merckx
1938	Olmo's Second M-SR Victory	1970	Gallant Italian Ends a 17 Year Drought


CR Time Line	Tour of Flanders	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1913	A Belgian Monument Gets Its Start	1942	New Belgian Star Makes His Mark	1971	Dolman's Perfect Timing
1914	Alcyon Star Keeps His Promise	1943	Achiel Buysse Makes History	1972	Superior Sprinter Grabs a Narrow Win
1915	Not Held	1944	A Young Van Steenbergen Grabs a Monument	1973	TV Live at Flanders
1916	Not Held	1945	Aggressive Racing, but Grysolle Sneaks Away	1974	A Dutch Surprise
1917	Not Held	1946	The New “Lion of Flanders”	1975	Merckx's Early Attack
1918	Not Held	1947	Faignaert Dominated a Fast Ronde	1976	The Breakaway Drops the Sprinters
1919	A Legendary Tale!!!	1948	Iron Briek's Second Ronde Victory	1977	Positive Tests at Doping Control
1920	Van Hevel's Bg Gear Wins Flanders	1949	First Italian Winner of Flanders	1978	A Classic Flahute Wins Flanders
1921	Vermandel's Fast Finish	1950	Italian Dominates... Again!	1979	A New King of the Classics
1922	Flanders Gains in Popularity	1951	Italian “Lion of Flanders” Dominates	1980	Pollentier’s Final Pop
1923	First Foreign Winner of Flanders	1952	Belgian Takes Back Flanders	1981	A Dutch Delight
1924	Belgians Dominate	1953	The Dutchman	1982	New Comer Gains a Great Victory
1925	2nd Year Pro Wins Flanders	1954	Impanis Excels!	1983	A Dutchman with Help from a Teammate
1926	Verschueren Continues Belgian Supremacy	1955	Bobet Sails Over the Stars	1984	Lammerts Thrives in the Cold
1927	First 2 Time Winner of Flanders	1956	Frenchman Beats Hometown Hero	1985	Vanderaerden Shines on a Miserable Day in Flanders
1928	Big Victory for Mertens	1957	De Bruyne's Revenge	1986	Van der Poel Outsprints Kelly
1929	Career Day for Dervaes	1958	Derycke Adds a 4th Monument	1987	Disaster on the Koppenberg
1930	Bonduel Survives Brutal Road Conditions	1959	King of the Classics Wins His 1st Ronde	1988	Eddy Planckaert and a Classic Flanders
1931	Gijssels' Grand Victory	1960	Lesser Known Belgian Sprints to the Victory	1989	Bosberg Breakaway
1932	Gijssels Best of a Stellar Field of Riders	1961	Simpson the Lion Tamer	1990	An Italian at Flanders
1933	Fons' 3rd Monument	1962	Van Looy Wins an Aggressive Ronde	1991	Van Hooydonck’s Bosberg Blast
1934	Rebry Powers to Victory	1963	Huge Crowds from Start to Finish	1992	The Always Aggressive Jacky Durant
1935	Duerloo Survives the Weather	1964	Altig Unstoppable	1993	Young Belgian Superstar Emerges
1936	Career Day for Hardiquest	1965	Easy Start / Hard Finish	1994	Bugno by a Millimeter
1937	D'Hooghe's Day to Shine	1966	New Young Riders Come to Flanders	1995	Museeuw Launches on the Muur
1938	De Caluwe Outsprints the Favorites	1967	Merckx Misses the Move	1996	A Geraardsbergen Treat for Bartoli
1939	6 Day Track Racer Sprints to Victory	1968	Fireworks on the Muur	1997	A Dane’s Daring Attack
1940	WW2 Didn't Stop the Ronde	1969	"You'll Die in the Headwind..."	1998	Museeuw Wins Solo from the Tenbosse!
1941	Buysse's Dominating Win… Again !	1970	A Wide Open Race	1999	‘Native Son’ Wins a Royal Sprint


CR Time Line	Paris-Roubaix	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1896	Powerful German Dominates All	1931	Young Belgian Star Immerges	1966	The Next Great Italian
1897	Garin Holds on for the Victory	1932	Gijssels Wins a Flanders/P-R Double	1967	Janssen's Masterful Sprint
1898	"Little Chimney Sweep" Tmes 2	1933	Neo-Pro Beats the Veterans	1968	Save the Cobbles!!!
1899	Champon's Spark to Victory	1934	Lapebie's Great Ride Goes for Naught	1969	Powerful Flemish Team Dominates
1900	Track Star Smashes the Average Speed Record	1935	Rebry's Toughest Victory	1970	Merckx Head and Shoulders Above
1901	Changes to the Structure of Paris-Roubaix	1936	Frenchman's Controversial Win	1971	Young Belgian Dominates
1902	Lensa Again!	1937	Italians Celebrate	1972	"The Gypsy's" First Paris-Roubaix Victory
1903	New Stars Provide a Great Finish	1938	Changing of the Belgian Guard	1973	Eddy Outdoes Himself
1904	Aucouturier Again!	1939	WW2 Overshadows P-R in 1939	1974	Mr. Paris-Roubaix Cruises to Victory
1905	Soldier on Leave Gains Paris-Roubaix Victory	1940	Not Held	1975	De Vlaeminck's 3rd
1906	Popular Frenchman Escapes on the Doullens Hill	1941	Not Held	1976	Demeyer's Determination
1907	Police Enforce a Road Tax	1942	Not Held	1977	The Gypsy Sets the Record
1908	Belgium 's Cycling Tradition in Full Swing	1943	The “Black Eagle's” Return	1978	Moser's 1st... at Last!
1909	Budding Superstar Gains the 1st of 3 P-R Victories	1944	Ugliness of WW2 Overshadows l'Enfer du Nord	1979	Francesco Again
1910	Lapize Again!	1945	Liberaton!	1980	Moser's Incredible Pace
1911	Lapize Times Three	1946	Claes Surprises the “Unbeatable”	1981	Hinault Takes the "Queen"
1912	Hometown Hero Peaks for Paris-Roubaix	1947	Tuscan Rider's Misfortune	1982	Dutchman Thanks Teammates
1913	Faber Adds Paris-Roubaix to His Palmares	1948	Van Steenbergen and Record Speed	1983	A Determined Dutchman Would Not be Denied
1914	French Sprinter Pushes Huge Gear to Victory	1949	Confusing Outcome of “The Affair”	1984	Kelly's Irish Spring
1915	Not Held	1950	"Campionissimo" was Sublime	1985	Madiot's "Muddy Marvelous" Victory
1916	Not Held	1951	Track Rider's Timely Attack	1986	The King and the “Queen of the Classics”
1917	Not Held	1952	The Clash of Two Titans! CR's #1 Classic!!!	1987	Young Belgian Prodigy Lives Up to His Promise
1918	Not Held	1953	The Making of a Champion	1988	Dirk’s LONG Breakaway Victory
1919	Journalists Proclaim a Legend: “The Hell of North”	1954	An Impressive Spring Run	1989	Unknown Belgian Wins the QUEEN!!!
1920	Deman Escapes Death and Wins Paris-Roubaix	1955	Coppi/Bobet Feud as Forstier Wins	1990	By Less Than a Centimeter!
1921	Le Auto Headline: “The Thoroughbred Triumphs…”	1956	Bobet Finally Wins P-R	1991	Madiot's Second P-R Victory
1922	Belgian Power!	1957	De Bruyne Answers Belgian Critics	1992	Duclos-Lassalle's Timely Attack
1923	Unknown Swiss Sprinter Wins a Spring Double	1958	Sprint Fest	1993	Duclos-Lassalle by an Inch
1924	Van Hevel the Toast of Belgium	1959	A Changing of the Guard	1994	In the Muck and Mire
1925	Belgians Battle Italians	1960	Victory for a Trooper	1995	Ballerini at Last
1926	A Generational Confrontation	1961	The Emperor Adds the “Queen”	1996	Mapei's "Arranged" Finish
1927	A Controversial Victory for George Ronsse	1962	Van Looy AGAIN!	1997	Frenchman Surprises the Favorites
1928	“Dede” Ends Belgian Domination	1963	Never Say Die	1998	Mapei 1-2-3!!!
1929	Ronsse was the Strongest but Meunier Wins	1964	Plus ça change...	1999	Tafi's Dream Ride to the Top of the Podium
1930	Race Jury Decides the Victory	1965	Super Champion Ties the Record


CR Time Line	Liege-Bastogne-Liege	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1892	1st Edition of "Le Doyenne" Goes to Leon Houa	1937	27th Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1937	1969	Return of Merckx-Godefroot
1893	Houa! Times 2	1938	Deloor beats the Black Eagle	1970	Roger De Vlaeminck and a Magic Move in the Tunnel
1894	Houa Contiues to Shine	1939	World War 2 Closes in on L-B-L 1939	1971	Brutal Ardennes Weather Tests Merckx
1908	Frenchman Wins L-B-L Re-start	1940	Not Held	1972	Merckx wins "Le Weekend Ardennais"
1909	Fastre Wins L-B-L	1941	Not Held	1973	Merckx by a Millimeter!!!
1910	Not Held	1942	Not Held	1974	Pintens Awarded the Victory
1911	L-B-L's Return	1943	30th Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1943	1975	Merckx's 5th and Final LBL Victory
1912	L-B-L Goes Pro, Belgians 1-2-3	1944	Not Held	1976	Joseph Bruyere with Help from Merckx
1913	Belgians 1-2-3... Again	1945	Resumption after the WW2 Bombardments in 1944	1977	France's Next Great Superstar?
1914	Not Held	1946	32nd Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1946	1978	Joseph Bruyere
1915	Not Held	1947	33rd Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1947	1979	Dietrich Thurau
1916	Not Held	1948	Mollin's Perfectly Timed Sprint!!!	1980	Hinault, Snow, and Pain
1917	Not Held	1949	35th Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1949	1981	Josef Fuchs
1918	Not Held	1950	Long Breakaway Comes Up Short	1982	Silvano Contini
1919	Extremely Cold Weather Hinders L-B-L	1951	The First Ardennes Double in 1951	1983	Rooks Climbs Away
1920	Leon Scieur and Lucien Buysse Battle to the Finish	1952	An Ardennes Double AGAIN!!!	1984	Sean Kelly
1921	'Iron Man' WIns Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1921	1953	Fantastic Breakaway!!!	1985	Suspense and Controversy
1922	'Iron Man's' 2nd Straight LBL Victory	1954	Marcel Emzer	1986	Patience Pays Off
1923	Small Field but a Big Win for Vermandel	1955	Ockers wins "Le Weekend Ardennais"	1987	Argentin's Late Charge
1924	Vermandel Repeats Liege-Bastogne-Liege Victory	1956	Fred De Bruyne's First L-B-L Victory	1988	Phinney's Face Plant
1925	Ronsse Sprints to Victory	1957	Controversial Railway Crossing	1989	“King” Kelly Delivers!
1926	Dieudonne Smets Wins a Monument	1958	Fred De Bruyne	1990	An Easter Sunday Surprise
1927	Raes Wins the Sprint	1959	Fred De Bruyne	1991	An Ardennes Double
1928	Mottard's Long Breakaway Gains a Monument	1960	Albertus Geldermans	1992	La Doyenne Turns 100
1929	Rainy Day Victory for Schepers	1961	Rik Van Looy	1993	Rolf Sorensen
1930	Big German Beats ALL the Belgians	1962	Jef Planckaert	1994	Evgeni Berzin
1931	A Belgian Affair	1963	Frans Melckenbeeck	1995	Gianetti Slips Away
1932	Houyoux Wins the Day for Belgium	1964	Willy Blocklandt	1996	L-B-L Slips away from Lance
1933	Gardier Solos to Victory	1965	Carmine Preziosi	1997	Bartoli Defeats the World #1
1934	Herckenrath Outsprints 5-Rider Breakaway	1966	Jacques Anquetil	1998	Bartoli Wins with Gusto
1935	Heavy Rain Can't Spoil the Day	1967	A Merckx-Godefroot Classic in 1967	1999	A Vandenbrouche Gem
1936	26th Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1936	1968	Valere Van Sweefelt


CR Time Line	World Championship Road Race	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1927	Alfredo Binda!	1952	German Sprinter Takes a Dull Race	1977	Francesco Moser
1928	Ronsse's Power and a Cow in the Road	1953	Campionissimo! Finally…	1978	Gerrie Knetemann
1929	Ronsse Repeats with Help	1954	Bobet Conquers Difficult Course	1979	Dutchman Closes the Year in Style
1930	Binda's Revenge	1955	Strong Belgian’s Shining Moment	1980	Hinault Ends an 18 Year Drought
1931	Powerful ‘Locomotive'	1956	Belgian Dominance	1981	Freddy Maertens
1932	Binda Takes Rome by Storm	1957	Rik 1 Repeats As Champion	1982	Giuseppe Saronni
1933	Speicher's Grand Double	1958	An Italian Escape in France	1983	LeMond Comes of Age
1934	Big Belgian Sprinter Becomes World Champion	1959	Sprinters Revel on a Flat Course	1984	Hot Weather and a Cool Belgian
1935	Jean Aerts Solo!	1960	Rik (2) Wins His First Championship	1985	"I Won Without Doing It Deliberately”
1936	Frenchman Attacks from the Gun!	1961	Rik (2) Van Looy Time x 2	1986	Venetian at Altitude
1937	Belgian Sprinter Rockets to the Victory	1962	Jean Stablinski with Irish Help	1987	Roche Completes a “Merckxian” Year
1938	The Black Eagle Soars	1963	The Renaix Affair	1988	The Crash
1939	Not Held	1964	Jan Janssen	1989	The Perfectly Timed Sprint
1940	Not Held	1965	Tom Simpson	1990	Welcome to Japan
1941	Not Held	1966	Rudi Altig	1991	World #1 Wins World Championships
1942	Not Held	1967	Eddy Merckx	1992	Italian On Top of the World
1943	Not Held	1968	Vittorio Adorni with Help from His Friends	1993	Brash American Rides Away to the Victory
1944	Not Held	1969	Harm Ottenbros	1994	L’Arc en Ciel to the Frenchman
1945	Not Held	1970	Jean-Pierre Monsere	1995	Olano's Dramatic Puncture
1946	Return of the World Championship RR	1971	Eddy Merckx	1996	Museeuw Celebrates a Birthday in Style
1947	Powerful Dutchman Dominates	1972	Mariano Basso	1997	Frenchman went against team orders
1948	Schotte Conquers the Cauberg	1973	Felice Gimondi	1998	Climb the Cauberg 15 Times...?
1949	Van Steenbergen's First World Championship	1974	Merckx’s Last Lap Capture and Attack	1999	Who's Watching Oscar?
1950	Schott's Brilliant Attack	1975	Hennie Kuiper
1951	The Swiss Hammer	1976	Freddy Maertens


CR Time Line	Giro di Lombardia	CR Time Line		CR Time Line
1905	"Red Devil's" Great Ride	1937	Bini's Breakaway	1969	Jean-Pierre Monsere
1906	Controversy at Lombardia	1938	Cinelli Out Sprints Bartali	1970	Bitossi (Filotex) with help from team Salvarani
1907	"Red Devil" Gets Relegated	1939	Grand Bartali Breakaway	1971	Eddy Merckx
1908	Lombardia's Huge Peloton	1940	Bartali Two Victories in a Row	1972	Eddy Merckx
1909	193 Km, Milan to Sesto San Giovanni 1909	1941	Mario Ricci	1973	Felice Gimondi, after Merckx DQ'd
1910	232 Km, Milan to Sesto San Giovanni 1910	1942	Aldo Bini	1974	Roger De Vlaeminck
1911	Talented Young Frenchman at Lombardia	1943	Not Held	1975	Francesco Moser
1912	235 Km, Milan to Milan 1912	1944	Not Held	1976	De Vlaeminck's Drive to Victory
1913	Frenchmen Sweep the Podium	1945	Mario Ricci	1977	Gianbattista Baronchelli
1914	Italian Teammates Sprint for the Victory	1946	Coppi's First Lombardia Victory	1978	Francesco Moser
1915	232 Km, Milan to Torretta 1915	1947	Coppi's Second Lombardia Victory	1979	Bernard Hinault
1916	232 Km, Milan to Torretta 1916	1948	Coppi Untouchable... AGAIN	1980	Fons De Wolf
1917	Foreign Riders Return During WW1	1949	Coppi's 4th Lombardia IN A ROW	1981	Hennie Kuiper
1918	256 Km, Milan to Sesto San Giovanni 1918	1950	Renzo Soldani	1982	Giuseppe Saronni
1919	Girardengo's 1st "Race of the Falling Leaves"	1951	Louison Bobet	1983	The Sprint!
1920	French Superstar's Breakaway Victory	1952	Giuseppe Minardi	1984	Hinault Finishes 1984 in Style
1921	261 Km, Milan to Milan 1921	1953	Neo-Pro Survives the Deluge and Finishing Chaos for the Victory	1985	Kelly Victorious on a Modified Race Course
1922	Girardengo's 3rd Lombardia Victory	1954	Coppi's Record 5th Lombardia	1986	Spectulation of Controversy
1923	Brunero's Long Breakaway to Victory	1955	Cleto Maule	1987	Italian Delivers a Season Ending Surprise
1924	Brunero Breakaways for Repeat Victory	1956	An Inspirational End to Magni's 1956 Season	1988	Mottet Turns It ON!
1925	Young Binda Wins Lombardia	1957	Diego Ronchini	1989	A Valcava Launching Pad
1926	Binda Repeats Lombardia Win	1958	Nico Defilippis	1990	The Helvetia Plan
1927	Binda Dominates Lombardia	1959	Rik Van Looy	1991	Sean Kelly
1928	Belloni Earns a Soggy Victory	1960	Emile Daems	1992	Tony Rominger
1929	Fossati's Great Ride	1961	Vito Taccone	1993	Pascal Richard
1930	Mara Victory after Piemontesi's Relegation	1962	Jo de Roo	1994	Vladislav Bobrik
1931	Binda's Revenge	1963	Jo de Roo	1995	An Aggressive Race of Attrition
1932	Strong Finish for Negrini	1964	Gianni Motta	1996	Tafi’s Late Surge
1933	Piemontesi Wins “Race of the Falling Leaves”	1965	Tom Simpson	1997	Blazing Speeds
1934	Human Locomotive Powers Away	1966	Felice Gimondi	1998	World Champion Rides Away
1935	Neo-Pro Solo!	1967	Franco Bitossi	1999	Tchmil and Celestino Celebrate Victories
1936	Gino Bartali's First Lombardia Victory	1968	A Double Win for Van Springel

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